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2 Chronicles 8
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2 Chronicles 8
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The Cities Solomon Built
8 It took 20 years for King Solomon to build the Lord’s Temple and the king’s palace. 2 Then Solomon rebuilt the towns that Hiram gave him and then moved Israelites into those towns to live there. 3 After this Solomon went to Hamath of Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built the town of Tadmor in the desert. He built all the towns in Hamath to store things in. 5 He rebuilt the towns of Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon. He made them into strong forts with strong walls, gates, and bars in the gates. 6 He also rebuilt the town of Baalath and all the other towns where he stored things. He built all the cities where the chariots were kept and where the horse riders lived. Solomon built all he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and in all the country where he was king.
7-8 There were many people left in the land who were not Israelites. There were Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. The Israelites had not been able to destroy them, but Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves. They are still slaves today. 9 Solomon did not force any of the Israelites to be his slaves. They were soldiers, government officials, officers, captains, and chariot commanders and drivers. 10 There were 250 supervisors over Solomon’s projects. They supervised the men.
11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the City of David to the house he built for her. He said, “My wife must not live in King David’s palace because the places where the Lord’s Holy Box has been are holy places.”
12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the Lord’s altar. He built that altar in front of the Temple porch. 13 Solomon offered sacrifices every day the way Moses commanded. Sacrifices were to be offered on Sabbath days, during New Moon celebrations, and at the three yearly festivals. The three yearly festivals were the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. 14 Solomon followed his father David’s instructions. He chose the groups of priests for their service and the Levites for their duties. The Levites were to lead the praise and help the priests from day to day to do what needed to be done in the Temple service. And he chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate. This is the way David, the man of God, instructed. 15 The Israelites did not change or disobey any of Solomon’s instructions to the priests and Levites. They did not change any of the instructions, even in the way they should keep the valuable things.
16 So Solomon completed his work on the Lord’s Temple. Work began the day they laid the foundation and continued without stopping until the day the Temple was finished.
17 King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber. This town is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. 18 Hiram sent ships to Solomon. Hiram’s own men sailed the ships. They were skilled at sailing on the sea. His men went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir[a] and brought back 17 tons[b] of gold to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 Ophir A place where there was much gold. Today no one knows where Ophir really was. Also in 9:10.
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 17 tons Literally, “450 talents” (15,525 kg).
2 Crónicas 8
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2 Crónicas 8
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Otras actividades de Salomón(A)
8 Pasaron veinte años después de haber construido Salomón el templo del Señor y su propio palacio, 2 y entonces reconstruyó las ciudades que Hiram le había entregado e instaló a los israelitas en ellas.
3 Después marchó contra Hamat de Sobá, y se apoderó de ella. 4 También reconstruyó Tadmor, en el desierto, y todas las ciudades donde almacenaba los alimentos, las cuales había construido en Hamat. 5 Igualmente reconstruyó Bet-horón de arriba y Bet-horón de abajo, ciudades fortificadas, con murallas, puertas y barras, 6 y también a Baalat y demás ciudades donde almacenaba los alimentos, todos los cuarteles de los carros de combate, los cuarteles de la caballería y todo lo que quiso construir en Jerusalén, en el Líbano y en todo el territorio bajo su dominio. 7 En cuanto a los habitantes hititas, amorreos, heveos, ferezeos y jebuseos que quedaron, los cuales no eran israelitas, 8 es decir, a sus descendientes que quedaron después de ellos en el país y que los israelitas no exterminaron, Salomón los sometió a trabajos forzados, y así siguen hasta el día de hoy. 9 Pero no obligó a ningún israelita a servir como esclavo en sus obras, sino como soldados, jefes, capitanes y comandantes de los carros de combate y de la caballería. 10 En cuanto a los capataces que el rey Salomón tenía, eran doscientos cincuenta.
11 Salomón trasladó a la hija del faraón de la Ciudad de David al palacio que Salomón había edificado para ella, porque pensó que su esposa no debía vivir en el palacio de David, rey de Israel, ya que los lugares donde había entrado el arca del Señor eran sagrados.
12 Salomón ofrecía al Señor holocaustos sobre el altar del Señor que había construido frente al vestíbulo del templo, 13 en los días en que había que ofrecerlos según la ley de Moisés, es decir, los sábados, en las fiestas de luna nueva y en las tres fiestas que se celebran al año: la de los panes sin levadura, la de las semanas y la de las Enramadas.
14 También estableció los turnos, según lo había dispuesto David, su padre, para que los sacerdotes hicieran su servicio y los levitas se encargaran de alabar al Señor y de colaborar con los sacerdotes en lo que se necesitara cada día. Y también los turnos de los porteros en cada puerta, porque así lo había ordenado David, hombre de Dios. 15 Así pues, no se apartaron en ningún momento de las disposiciones del rey David en cuanto a los sacerdotes, los levitas y la tesorería. 16 Todo lo que Salomón tenía que realizar, se llevó a cabo, desde el día en que se pusieron los cimientos del templo hasta su terminación. El templo del Señor quedó perfectamente terminado.
17 Salomón fue, entonces, a Esión-guéber y a Elat, a orilla del mar, en el territorio de Edom. 18 Hiram, por medio de sus oficiales, le envió barcos y hombres a su servicio, conocedores del mar, que fueron junto con los oficiales de Salomón, y llegaron a Ofir, de donde tomaron casi quince mil kilos de oro y se los llevaron al rey Salomón.
2 Chronicles 8
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2 Chronicles 8
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Solomon’s Other Activities(A)
8 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his own palace,(B) 2 Solomon rebuilt the villages that Hiram[a] had given him, and settled Israelites in them. 3 Solomon then went to Hamath Zobah and captured it. 4 He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.(C) 5 He rebuilt Upper Beth Horon(D) and Lower Beth Horon as fortified cities, with walls and with gates and bars, 6 as well as Baalath(E) and all his store cities, and all the cities for his chariots and for his horses[b]—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.
7 There were still people left from the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites(F) (these people were not Israelites). 8 Solomon conscripted(G) the descendants of all these people remaining in the land—whom the Israelites had not destroyed—to serve as slave labor, as it is to this day. 9 But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites for his work; they were his fighting men, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and charioteers. 10 They were also King Solomon’s chief officials—two hundred and fifty officials supervising the men.
11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter(H) up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, “My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the Lord has entered are holy.”
12 On the altar(I) of the Lord that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord, 13 according to the daily requirement(J) for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths,(K) the New Moons(L) and the three(M) annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(N) the Festival of Weeks(O) and the Festival of Tabernacles.(P) 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(Q) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(R) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(S) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(T) had ordered.(U) 15 They did not deviate from the king’s commands to the priests or to the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
16 All Solomon’s work was carried out, from the day the foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid until its completion. So the temple of the Lord was finished.
17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom. 18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents[c] of gold,(V) which they delivered to King Solomon.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 8:2 Hebrew Huram, a variant of Hiram; also in verse 18
- 2 Chronicles 8:6 Or charioteers
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons
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